Lots of useful info on the uselessness of CFL bulbs on Junk Science: http://junkscience.com/?s=cfl+bulbs
I'm not so big on kerosene wick lamps. But the pressurized ones don't bother me like some folks, because I can't hear the noise.
/johnny
Fascinating stuff. Chinese workers get mercury poisoning while manufacturing the CFL blubs. Unbelievable.